The effects of social motivational training following perceived and actual interpersonal offenses at work

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 426-456

  Dupuis, Réjeanne ^a   Struthers, C Ward ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33846646039     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2007.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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